GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (23-29) at BOSTON (36-17)

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT BOSTON
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY BOSTON'S MIKE LOWELL AND JASON
VARITEK IN THE SIXTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: SCOTT PROCTOR (0-2, 3.76) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5, BOSTON 5

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W PENA (.238, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Proctor relieved M Mussina.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
BOSTON 5 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W Pena (.238, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 11 0
BOSTON 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 10 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - SCOTT PROCTOR
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.240, 2-FOR-3)
D JETER (.340, 1-FOR-3)
H MATSUI (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (5) VS BOSTON (5) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240
D Jeter ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .290
J Posada dh 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .364
R Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
M Cabrera cf 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .250
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .226
W Nieves c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .094

Totals 26 5 11 5 1 2 9

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling); M Cabrera (5, J Lopez). HR - M Cabrera
(3, 2nd inning off C Schilling 0 on, 2 Out), J Posada (7, 6th inning off C
Schilling 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Cabrera (17), J Posada 3 (36), D Mientkiewicz
(16). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1, D Mientkiewicz 1. GIDP - D Jeter 2, W Nieves. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R
Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .225
D Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .328
D Ortiz dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .326
M Ramirez lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .285
K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .350
M Lowell 3b 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .335
J Varitek c 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .278
W Pena rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .234
C Crisp cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 24 5 10 4 4 2 10

BATTING: 2B - W Pena (4, M Mussina); M Ramirez (11, M Mussina). HR - M Lowell
(11, 6th inning off M Mussina 0 on, 0 Out), J Varitek (6, 6th inning off M
Mussina 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Lugo (32), M Lowell 2 (43), J
Varitek (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena 1, K Youkilis 2,
D Pedroia 1. GIDP - M Ramirez, J Varitek 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (12, 2nd base off S Proctor/W Nieves).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis
2).


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NY YANKEES - 010 004 -- 5
BOSTON - 001 202 -- 5
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 5 9 5 5 4 1 2 6.25
S Proctor 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 5 9 4 4 1 2 2 3.91
J Lopez 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.55

C Schilling pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
M Mussina pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

IBB - M Ramirez (by M Mussina). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 90-53; S Proctor
10-8; C Schilling 75-50; J Lopez 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Mussina 10-4;
S Proctor 1-1; C Schilling 9-4; J Lopez 3-0. Batters faced: M Mussina 25; S
Proctor 4; C Schilling 23; J Lopez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

(Plus rain delay totaling 29 minutes in the 4th). Weather: 81 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JOEL PINEIRO (1-0, 4.91) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5, BOSTON 5

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: D JETER (.340, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Pineiro relieved J Lopez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
BOSTON 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D Jeter (.340, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DEREK JETER (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF JOEL PINEIRO.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6, BOSTON 5

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: HIDEKI OKAJIMA (0-0, 1.05) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6, BOSTON 5

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: J POSADA (.364, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Okajima relieved J Pineiro.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Posada (.364, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 6 12 0
BOSTON 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 10 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - SCOTT PROCTOR
BOS - HIDEKI OKAJIMA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.326, 1-FOR-2, BB)
M RAMIREZ (.285, 1-FOR-2, BB)
K YOUKILIS (.350, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (6) VS BOSTON (5) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .239
D Jeter ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .343
H Matsui lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .280
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .290
J Posada dh 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .362
R Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
M Cabrera cf 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .250
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .226
W Nieves c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .094

Totals 30 6 12 6 2 4 10

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling); M Cabrera (5, J Lopez). HR - M Cabrera
(3, 2nd inning off C Schilling 0 on, 2 Out), J Posada (7, 6th inning off C
Schilling 2 on, 0 Out), D Jeter (4, 7th inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out). RBI
- M Cabrera (17), J Posada 3 (36), D Mientkiewicz (16), D Jeter (29). 2-out RBI
- M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1, D
Mientkiewicz 1. GIDP - D Jeter 2, W Nieves. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R
Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .225
D Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .328
D Ortiz dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .326
M Ramirez lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .285
K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .350
M Lowell 3b 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .335
J Varitek c 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .278
W Pena rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .234
C Crisp cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 24 5 10 4 4 2 10

BATTING: 2B - W Pena (4, M Mussina); M Ramirez (11, M Mussina). HR - M Lowell
(11, 6th inning off M Mussina 0 on, 0 Out), J Varitek (6, 6th inning off M
Mussina 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Lugo (32), M Lowell 2 (43), J
Varitek (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena 1, K Youkilis 2,
D Pedroia 1. GIDP - M Ramirez, J Varitek 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (12, 2nd base off S Proctor/W Nieves).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis
2).


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NY YANKEES - 010 004 1 -- 6
BOSTON - 001 202 -- 5
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 5 9 5 5 4 1 2 6.25
S Proctor 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 5 9 4 4 1 2 2 3.91
J Lopez 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.46
J Pineiro 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.24
H Okajima 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.04

C Schilling pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
M Mussina pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

IBB - M Ramirez (by M Mussina). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 90-53; S Proctor
10-8; C Schilling 75-50; J Lopez 19-12; J Pineiro 18-8; H Okajima 3-1. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Mussina 10-4; S Proctor 1-1; C Schilling 9-4; J Lopez 3-0; J
Pineiro 0-0; H Okajima 0-1. Batters faced: M Mussina 25; S Proctor 4; C
Schilling 23; J Lopez 5; J Pineiro 3; H Okajima 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

(Plus rain delay totaling 29 minutes in the 4th). Weather: 81 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED DAVID ORTIZ. ERROR
BY DEREK JETER ALLOWED MANNY RAMIREZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.278, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phelps at first base.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Varitek (.278, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT BOSTON
NOTE: NEW YORK FIRST BASEMAN DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ LEFT THE
GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING DUE TO A NECK INJURY.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED MIKE LOWELL.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, W PENA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 8 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.225, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: BRIAN BRUNEY (1-1, 2.13) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, W PENA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6, BOSTON 8

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.225, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Bruney relieved S Proctor.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, W PENA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 8 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Lugo (.225, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JULIO LUGO SCORED JASON VARITEK.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, W PENA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 9 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.328, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED WILY MO PENA.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, C CRISP ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
BOSTON 10 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.330, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>